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How does Bradstreet’s poem “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666” explore the aftermath of a house fire? What do the turning points tell you about the speaker’s process? What are the implications of this traumatic event for the speaker–and maybe for readers of the poem as well?

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Assessments

2 ½ – 3 pages, double spaced This is the poem by Phillis Wheatley Analyze how a poem draws on a turning point to encode implicit ideas, claims, or worldviews. What ideas, claims or worldview emerge in the poem before the turning point(s)? How does the poem shift after the turning point(s)? What is the […]

Compare and/or contrast the works of Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet. Both of these authors lived in a time when women did not have a strong voice.

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Assessments

Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet Compare and/or contrast the works of Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet. Both of these authors lived in a time when women did not have a strong voice. Additionally, slaves rarely received an education, let alone had the opportunity to speak by composing and publishing poetry. How do these authors shed […]

Examine Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb” delivered at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration through the lens of Phillis Wheatley’s poem “To His Excellency General Washington” (429).

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Ambrose

Comparing Present and Past: For this option, use one of our historical readings to shed new light on a current event, object, trend, or “problem.” Some possible examples: Examine Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb” delivered at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration through the lens of Phillis Wheatley’s poem “To His Excellency General Washington” […]

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Compare and/or contrast the works of Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet. Both of these authors lived in a time when women did not have a strong voice.

Examine Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb” delivered at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration through the lens of Phillis Wheatley’s poem “To His Excellency General Washington” (429).